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  1.   Chris posted:
  05.28.2004 - 7:32 pm
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Richard Petty dropped out with an engine problem. Marvin Panch had to
get out of the car on lap 358 due to the seat rubbing against an old
racing injury. Petty got into Panch's 1965 Plymouth, and took it to
victory lane. Even though Petty was the driver when the car crossed the
checkered flag, the victory is credited to Panch because he was the
starting driver.


  2.   RaceFanX posted:
  02.05.2008 - 1:23 am
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This was Marvin Panch's last victory even if he wasn't in the car


  3.   Larry Eanes posted:
  02.24.2008 - 8:45 pm
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Was in attendeance for this one, Buddy Baker put on early show in Ray
Fox dodge, but it popped, was rooting for G.C.Spencer, had an year old
big body 65 Plymouth Fury, close(2nd)


  4.   rob posted:
  12.27.2010 - 8:44 pm
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neil castles ran much of the last quarter of the race without a
windshield, yet scored a top five finish !


  5.   jessie henry posted:
  05.26.2011 - 6:46 pm
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olds frits top 5 in 11 yners


  6.   DTroppens posted:
  01.03.2012 - 3:01 am
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1) According to an article I read, Marvin Panch received 40% of the
first-place money, with Richard Petty getting the rest. The injury was a
back burn Panch suffered three years earlier.
2) When Buddy Baker suffered a blown engine during the 44th lap, he was
setting a pace of 145.291 MPH.
3) David Pearson led by as many as two laps during his lead from the
48th to 90th laps.
4) Pearson pitted on lap 138, was back in on lap 155 during a caution to
get gas, and then came back in three laps later to get tires. Twelve
laps later, Pearson blew the right rear tire in the fourth turn, and
Paul Goldsmith took the lead
Pearson made his next pit stop 51 laps later, but couldn't get the car
started after taking on gas and tires. That gave Goldsmith a comfortable
lead.
5) But apparently Goldsmith was having troubles himself, as his car
"sounded like a machine gun down the front stretch with rapid back
firing." Goldsmith pitted on lap 278 and had problems with his ignition,
allowing Pearson to retake the lead. But Pearson's right front wheel
broke into turn 4, forcing him out of the race and Panch in first.


  7.   rob posted:
  06.14.2014 - 8:16 am
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Panch was driving a Belvedere and Spencer a Fury. Buck Baker was in a
Chevelle and Roy Mayne in an Impala. That made 11 distinctive makes and
models of cars in the top 11.


  8.   Joshua posted:
  11.17.2019 - 2:19 pm
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Wendell Scott's sponsor for this race was "Scott Racing"


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